Re: Before declaring Bochs is dead ...
Xinyang Ge <[email protected]> Fri, 8 Jul 2022 12:18:02 -0700
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--===============4362907306992691600== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c2c95905e35011f8" --000000000000c2c95905e35011f8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Totally. Any open-source project would require the whole community effort to make it live long and prosper, and I think moving Bochs to git/github would encourage more people to contribute (especially nowadays). Let me know how I can help with the efforts. Xinyang On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 11:03 AM Stanislav Shwartsman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > >Bochs is one of the highest-fidelity PC emulators and is widely used in > both academia and industry. If there's a way we can keep it going, please > don't let it die. > > You are the ones who could keep it from doing. > Bochs can't survive on just 2 contributors which also have families, work > and other projects to care. > We would try to do our best but it can't continue alone. > > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 7:05 PM Xinyang Ge <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Stanislav, >> >> There is a github repo which has its commit history in sync with the SVN >> repo: https://github.com/countingpine/bochs-svn. Can we use it as a >> starting point for svn>>git transition or maybe even contact the owner of >> that github repo for help? >> >> Bochs is one of the highest-fidelity PC emulators and is widely used in >> both academia and industry. If there's a way we can keep it going, please >> don't let it die. >> >> Xinyang >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 8:48 AM Stanislav Shwartsman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Ho Folks. >>> >>> Seems like I left alone. Tried to write Volker and he didn't respond for >>> 10 days :( >>> >>> Before declaring Bochs officially dead I would like to modernize it a >>> bit by moving to newer tools and trying to invite new contributors. I >>> personally like git as new Bochs version control system and especially like >>> github and its code review interface. >>> >>> But I am not a master in doing svn>>git transitions. >>> >>> In the other side I saw some of you already did it before and have >>> necessary experience. >>> >>> Can someone volunteer to have a Zoom/Teams session for the svn>>git >>> transition? >>> I hope it won't take forever and as result we should get git repository >>> for Bochs on Sourceforge (seems like they have it) or may be preferable, >>> already in github. >>> >>> Anyone ? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Stanislav >>> _______________________________________________ >>> bochs-developers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bochs-developers >>> >> --000000000000c2c95905e35011f8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Totally.=C2=A0 Any open-source project would require the w= hole community effort to make it live long and prosper, and I think moving = Bochs to git/github would encourage more people to contribute (especially n= owadays).=C2=A0 Let me know how I can help with the efforts.<div><br></div>= <div>Xinyang</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla= ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 11:03 AM Stanislav Shwartsman <= <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br>= </div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b= order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi= ,<div><br></div><div>>Bochs is one of the highest-fidelity PC emulators = and is widely used in both academia and industry.=C2=A0 If there's a wa= y we can keep it going, please don't let it die.<br></div><div><br></di= v><div>You are the ones who could keep it from doing.</div><div>Bochs can&#= 39;t survive on just 2 contributors which also have families, work and othe= r projects to care.</div><div>We would try to do our best but it can't = continue alone.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 7:05 PM Xinyang = Ge <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">aegiryy@gmail= .com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1= ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Stanislav,<div><br></div><div>Ther= e is a github repo which has its commit history in sync with the SVN repo:= =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/countingpine/bochs-svn" target=3D"_blan= k">https://github.com/countingpine/bochs-svn</a>.=C2=A0 Can we use it as a = starting point for svn>>git transition or maybe even contact the owne= r of that github repo for help?</div><div><br></div><div>Bochs is one of th= e highest-fidelity PC emulators and is widely used in both academia and ind= ustry.=C2=A0 If there's a way we can keep it going, please don't le= t it die.</div><div><br></div><div>Xinyang</div><div><br></div><div><br></d= iv></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma= il_attr">On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 8:48 AM Stanislav Shwartsman <<a href=3D= "mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wr= ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px= 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D= "ltr">Ho Folks.<br><br>Seems like I left alone. Tried to write Volker and h= e didn't respond for 10 days :(<br><br>Before declaring Bochs officiall= y dead I would like to modernize it a bit by moving to newer tools and tryi= ng to invite new contributors. I personally like git as new Bochs version c= ontrol system and especially like github and its code review interface.<br>= <br>But I am not a master in doing svn>>git transitions. <br><br>In t= he other side I saw some of you already did it before and have necessary ex= perience.<br><br>Can someone volunteer to have a Zoom/Teams session for the= svn>>git transition?<br>I hope it won't take forever and as resu= lt we should get git repository for Bochs on Sourceforge (seems like they h= ave it) or may be preferable, already in github.<br><br>Anyone ?<br><br>Tha= nks,<br>Stanislav<br></div> _______________________________________________<br> bochs-developers mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank"= >[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bochs-developers" r= el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/lis= tinfo/bochs-developers</a><br> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> --000000000000c2c95905e35011f8-- --===============4362907306992691600== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============4362907306992691600== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ bochs-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bochs-developers --===============4362907306992691600==--